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to think the new MN interface is dire on a phone screen?

155 replies

LapsedTwentysomething · 20/08/2014 19:48

See example!

I'm seeing a huge banner across every page and the O2 one is the least intrusive. The bloody sauerkraut one is ridiculous. Posts aren't highlighted. I have to scroll for ages to move down the page as everything is unnecessarily huge. I know everyone moans when an interface changes but this is just clumsy.

Feels distinctly lowbrow.

Grr.

to think the new MN interface is dire on a phone screen?
OP posts:
heraldgerald · 20/08/2014 21:50

I'm really not impressed. is anyone listening mnhq?! mine has gone from that awful new interface to the desktop but on my mobile.

bloody pain.

JadedAngel · 20/08/2014 21:54

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ithoughtofitfirst · 20/08/2014 21:57

I've just eaten an entire tube of pringles in anger.

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LapsedTwentysomething · 20/08/2014 21:57

You can't see the OP at the top of every page. Neither is there a view 1000 posts or flip thread option. It seems to need two hand now, so no I won't be able to use it while waiting for DCs to go to sleep either.

OP posts:
ithoughtofitfirst · 20/08/2014 22:01

Do you think they did a focus group to trial it out with the MN elite and just went fuck it.. let's just make EVERYTHING DIFFERENT

Roonerspism · 20/08/2014 22:02

Errrrr..... I like it.

It's simple. Uncluttered. Was a mess before.

The ads are intrusive though (which is maybe deliberate)

LottyLikesWindows · 20/08/2014 22:04

Jesus wept, new mobile layout is unworkable. Had to change to desktop version and now everything is so tiny I can hardly read it. Couldn't even RTWT and this time it's not down to my cracked phone screen Blush

dontquotem3 · 20/08/2014 22:06

Whose shitty idea was this?!
Yanbu

Bakeoffcakes · 20/08/2014 22:09

I've always used mp the desktop site on my iPad.

I don't mind the new mobile site in my phone but hated it on the iPad.

I got all panicky and switched back to desktop! Much happier now.

TheCrimsonQueen · 20/08/2014 22:11

Agree it is horrible. What was wrong with the old style? Having adverts at the top is really distracting and irritating.

Charley50 · 20/08/2014 22:12

It's terrible and desktop site font is too small on phone. Mn please change it back can't bear it.

mrscumberbatch · 20/08/2014 22:19

I thought I was just drunk.

This is horrible.

HQ- Fuck all this. This is rubbish. Fixeth please.

crashbandicoot · 20/08/2014 22:21

the new interface is horrible!! my phone keeps jumping up to the top of the page. everything is boring and white. the blue banner keeps floating across the posts. usernames don't stand out. the whole experience is horrible.

please can you change it back MN????

crashbandicoot · 20/08/2014 22:22

the new interface is horrible!! my phone keeps jumping up to the top of the page. everything is boring and white. the blue banner keeps floating across the posts. usernames don't stand out. the whole experience is horrible.

please can you change it back MN????

crashbandicoot · 20/08/2014 22:24

the new interface is horrible!! my phone keeps jumping up to the top of the page. everything is boring and white. the blue banner keeps floating across the posts. usernames don't stand out. the whole experience is horrible.

please can you change it back MN????

crashbandicoot · 20/08/2014 22:24

the new interface is horrible!! my phone keeps jumping up to the top of the page. everything is boring and white. the blue banner keeps floating across the posts. usernames don't stand out. the whole experience is horrible.

please can you change it back MN????

crashbandicoot · 20/08/2014 22:24

the new interface is horrible!! my phone keeps jumping up to the top of the page. everything is boring and white. the blue banner keeps floating across the posts. usernames don't stand out. the whole experience is horrible.

please can you change it back MN????

Doingakatereddy · 20/08/2014 22:25

Found the desktop site option, thank goodness.

WHY DID YOU DO THIS MNHQ??? Why?

weeonion · 20/08/2014 22:29

YADNU

I hate it.

I have no option to change settings. i cant scroll quickly, no buttons to watch / flip / hide threads.
cant workout how to start new threads.

on threads i am on - no way to see who has posted.

i could go on and on and on with all my dislikes......

my phone uploaded this version automatically - i didnt choose it and no option for desktop version. Sad

wont be accessing MN through day now

avocadoaddict · 20/08/2014 22:35

YADNBU

It's AWFUL. Painfully slow, very un userfriendly in every way with massive ads taking up large areas of the screen. I'm totally mystified as to why they changed it for an utterly inferior version.

I miss the old version desperately already Sad

Pobblewhohasnotoes · 20/08/2014 22:37

I don't like it. Why no option to flip threads? Makes it a pain in the arse to get to the end posts.

avocadoaddict · 20/08/2014 22:39

What BakerStreet said at 21:30. Exactly that.

Gileswithachainsaw · 20/08/2014 22:44

Yanbu. It's unbelievably terrible I don't know what on earth thy were thinking. The only thing that's useful is the smiley button. But that's it. The rest sucks big time and I really hope they change it back because it's unusable. And gives you a headache

ophiotaurus · 20/08/2014 22:48

Noooooo this is absolutely awful!!! Can we change back to the old version?
Why would you do this HQ??!!!
It looks crap. Sorry.
It was very easily read and clean before.
Now it looks like bloody Facebook.

ophiotaurus · 20/08/2014 22:50

And the bloody ad is at the top all the time.

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